The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, Friday, October 20, 1978 - Page 2
Bobby Fischer Chess Comeback Is Predicted
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (AP)—Chances are good that 37-year-old American chess ace Bobby Fischer will stage a comeback soon, a Yugoslav chess official predicts. If he gets a crack at the title, many believe he'd clobber 27-year-old world champion Anatoly Karpov, a Russian.
Fischer arrived in Yugoslavia Monday after six years in retirement to discuss his comeback, meet with his old friend Svetozar Gligoric and consider playing Gligoric or taking part in a tournament, Milos Milovanovic, president of the Serbian Chess Federation, said.
He said that Fischer was shown Belgrade's new convention center as a possible site for a match, that talks with the American are expected to end Monday and that full details will be published by the Yugoslav Chess Federation.